Children

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Walk & Read

Dvorsky Trail

Walk & Read “Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse” along the Dvorsky Trail this month!

Summer Reading Challenges

May 31-August 1

Summer Reading Challenges for all ages. Sign up and log your reading with Beanstack.

July 2022

July 2 @ 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Family Storytime

Storytime Room 1401 5th Street, Coralville, IA

Free

July 4

Summer Reading Challenges

May 31-August 1

Summer Reading Challenges for all ages. Sign up and log your reading with Beanstack.

Programs

Storytimes

Preschool Storytime

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Build School-readiness skills at this program planned for preschoolers on Tuesdays in the Storytime Room. Bring a friend or two!

Wee Zoom

Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.

Songs and rhymes to share with your babies and toddlers. Register online or call 319-248-1850.

Wee Zoom Registration

Caregiver Name(Required)

First Last

Caregiver Email(Required)

Number of Wee Ones (children under 3)

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Wee Read

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.

Songs and rhymes to share with your babies and toddlers. Thursday in the Storytime Room.

Family Storytime

Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.

Stories, songs, and rhymes for children and their families. Held in the Children’s Room.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

What is Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library?

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a worldwide program that works with community partners to provide free books to children from birth to age five. Registered children receive a book every month in the mail – addressed specifically to them. DPIL aims to inspire a love of reading in children by increasing access to books at home and encouraging families to spend time enjoying books together.

The Coralville Public Library, Library Foundation, and Friends of the Library have partnered with The Dollywood Foundation to bring the Imagination Library to the children of Coralville. There is no cost or obligation for Coralville families.

Who is eligible?*

Children under age 5 who are residents of Coralville.

When will my child receive books?

Eight to ten weeks after your registration form is received, books will begin arriving at your home through the U.S. Postal Service. Your child will continue to receive a book each month until they turn 5 or move away from Coralville. The first book they will receive is The Little Engine That Could.

What are my responsibilities?

Be a legal resident of Coralville.
Submit the online registration form below, completely filled out by a parent or guardian. (Or fill out a paper registration form at the Coralville Public Library.)
Notify the Coralville Public Library any time your address changes. Books are mailed to the address listed on the official registration form. If the child’s address changes (within the city of Coralville) you must contact the Coralville Public Library so your child will continue receiving books.
VERY IMPORTANT: Read with your child.

*Rural Johnson County residents under age 5 are eligible to enroll in person at the Coralville Public Library.

If you would like to help provide free books to Coralville children, give now!

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for Coralville children is funded by the Coralville Public Library, Library Foundation, and Friends of the Library.